Applications are received for quarterly deadlines from registered charities are first assessed by the Foundation office, with a shortlist of approximately 20 of the strongest and regionally representative applications put forward for consideration . There is approximately £200,000 available to distribute each quarter.
Applications working in the areas of education or health with one of our three chosen focus groups are selected or considered:
- Children and young people with disabilities
- Children and young people who are sick in hospital
- Children and young people who are life limited (requiring palliative care)
Grants of up to £30,000 are available to organisations with an income below £2 million.
The 2019 application deadlines are: 5 February 2019, 7 May 2019, 23 July 2019, and 8 October 2019